Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 26 ACT

A 26 ACT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 26 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, NC · 25 avg ACT
• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences — Concord, NC · 23 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 24 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina School of the Arts — Winston Salem, NC · 25 avg ACT
• Queens University of Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 24 avg ACT
• Campbell University — Buies Creek, NC · 22 avg ACT
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 22 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 24 avg ACT
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 19 avg ACT
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 22 avg ACT
• Salem College — Winston-Salem, NC · 19 avg ACT
• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 21 avg ACT
• University of Mount Olive — Mount Olive, NC · 19 avg ACT
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 17 avg ACT
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 22 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 26 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• High Point University — High Point, NC · 26 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina Wilmington — Wilmington, NC · 26 avg ACT
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 27 avg ACT
• Meredith College — Raleigh, NC · 26 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 26 avg ACT
• Warren Wilson College — Swannanoa, NC · 27 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 26 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• North Carolina State University at Raleigh — Raleigh, NC · 30 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 26 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 26 ACT on PickACampus